Shoe-cleaning composition and process



Patented Mar. 6, IQZE.

tlNlTE FLORENCE G. MARK, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

SHOE-CLEANING COMPOSITION AND PROCESS.

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T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLORENCE G. MARK, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented a certain new and useful Shoe-CleaningComposition and Process, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a shoe cleaning composition and method, moreparticularly adapted for nubuck, reinskin, canvas, etc., and isparticularly adapted for white, gray, or brown suede or light colors andthe objects of my invention are: first, to provide a novel shoe cleaningcomposition for cleaning white or other light colored shoes; second, toprovide a composition of this class which is very economical tocompound; third, to provide a novel method of cleaning shoes of thisclass; fourth, to provide a composition and method of this class whichis very simple and economical of application and fifth, to provide acombined composition and method for cleaning shoes.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter myinvention consists of the certain novel composition and method as willbe hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in theappended claims.

My invention consists in preparing a composition to be used on theexterior of shoes for cleaning white or light colored shoes.

In preparing the composition I mix the following ingredients in thefollowing proportions, dry weight; precipitated chalk, one-half part,powdered talc or soapstone, one-quarter part and cornstarch one-quarterpart, forming a powdered mixture which may be placed in a receptacle andused as desired.

The composition is applied to the shoes Application filed September 16,1921. Serial No. 501,018.

as follows; The mixture is applied to the outer surface of the shoe'witha brush or llke instrument covering the outer surface of the shoe andthen vigorously rubbed with number two sandpaper. It is preferred to usesmall pieces of number two sandpaper of oval shape about one inch bythree inches, With this preparation a clean surface is pro duced onnubuck, reinskin, canvas or colored suede shoes making them appear likenew.

In connection with my composition and method a powdered coloring mattermay be used to provide the pro-per color for the shoes to be cleaned,for instance, for brown suede a powdered ochre may be used and inconnection with gray shoes a mineral gray may be mixed to provide theproper tint for the cleaner.

Though I have shown and described a certain composition and a certainmethod of cleaning shoes I do not wish to be limited. to this particularcomposition or method but desire. to include in the scope of my inven- 6tion the composition or method substantially as set forth in theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is Y 1. A shoe cleaning composition compris ingprecipitated chalk, one-half part, powdered talc, one-quarter part andcornstarch, one-quarter part.

2. The herein described method of cleaning a shoe consisting in mixingprecipitated chalk, powdered talc and cornstarch, then covering thesurface of the shoe with said mixture, then rubbing the coated surfaceby 1 means of sandpaper.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Diego,California, this 9th day of September, 1921. I

. FLORENCE Gr. MARK.

